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In the bag.... FUr CoaT
Venezuelan producers Sergio Muñoz, aka Delete, and Israel Sunshine, better known together as Fur Coat, certainly know how to make an impression. Friends since 2004, when they met in their hometown of Caracas, it was only two years ago that they decided to share combine their musical vision, driven by a shared love of Paradise Garage-era disco, the icy arpeggios of Giorgio Moroder and 70’s salsa.
Yet their first single ‘You and I’ immediately had dancefloors aflutter, in no small part due to its sultry chorus, ‘You and I, are like cocaine and ketamine’ sung by Cari Golden. After the drugs comes the sex, or at least a bare breasted woman, on the cover of ‘Mind Over Matter’, their debut album which drops on Crosstown Rebels on September 17.
Fur Coat ft. Stee Downes
‘Going Nowhere’ Crosstown Rebels
“This is one of our favorite tracks off our upcoming debut album. It’s really catchy, with a groovy and wonky bassline, a catchy synth, trippy melodies and a piano. The build up of the track makes it very dancefloor but at the same time album material.”
Zod ‘Rise Before Zod’ Rebellion “What a nice combination from label boss Damian Lazarus and James What. Super groovy baseline, a really dark synth and voices. Its been in our bag since its release, it always work on the dancefloor. The perfect combination between darkness and dancefloor.”
Armando
‘Don´t Take It (Thomos Edit)’ Let´s Pet Puppies “It’s a really old school stripped-down track. Nice
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“If we have been generating controversy, it hasn’t been something that has been planned,” they reply when we ask the most obvious question. “Our intention is to make quality forward thinking music”, something they’ve no doubt achieved by the demand for their DJ sets this year. “We just express ourselves, and let people decide. About ‘You and I’, there is a true story in the lyrics. It’s really more than the chorus, and sometimes people have got to dig in a little more to see the whole picture.
“That being said, didn’t you notice the ‘fur coat’ on the album cover?”, he adds on a furry creature of indeterminate genus sitting on the bare model’s head, the juxtaposition reminiscent of PETA’s ‘Be comfortable in your own skin, don’t wear fur’
beats, nice acid synth along the track, a great vocal, and a lot of playing with the synth and percussion. This one always work on the dancefloor and gives a twist to our sets by bringing back the raw acid vibes.”
Franck Roger
‘Spread Love’ Circus Company “
It uses the old school vocals of Folko, and is given a really fresh twist with the Franck Roger production. Nice beats, a really hooky bassline that’s complimented with a synth, and a lot of detailing. We are really big fans of Franck’s work.”
Ricardo Villalobos
‘Lazer@Present’ Frisbee Tracks
“This is another old school track in our bag. Ricardo has done impressive work over the years. For us this is a track that stands out, really groovy and deep, but it keeps the tension with the freaky synth coming in, and its continuous and catchy groove. The ‘Salvador’ LP it’s from is really the one to have from Ricardo.”
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campaign. “There is a whole lot of more skin than the one of the model.”
The rest of the album is like a moody trip through a world of eternal twilight, sensual bass and freaky toplines complemented by vocalists like Big Bully, Stee Downes and Mel Blatt (ex-singer with All Saints).
“It’s been a hectic year for us,” they summarize. “We played at Secret Garden in the UK and it was one of the most special experiences. Warung in Brazil is also a legendary place where we had the honor to play in the main room. For us, every city and venue we visit has a special vibe and memories that we carry away with us.”
Konrad Black ‘Devastator’ Get Weird “Konrad Black has been doing really underground music. This track has some nice vocals, some crazy up and down bass synth, great grooves, and is very effective on the dancefloor. This is one that we been playing lately in our sets.”
Jonny Cruz ft. Cali Lanauze
‘Sex Robot (Fur Coat Remix)’ My Favorite Robot
“This is one of our latest remixes. We’ve been playing it in most of our sets on our American and European tours. It starts really dark and linear, but as it builds up it creates tension, especially on the drop with Cali’s vocals. When it comes back it has a really up and down bassline synth that makes the dancefloor go boom!”
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